Glistening Pleasure

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Glistening Pleasure
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Studio album by Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
Released July 15, 2008
Recorded March 2007–February 2008
Genre Indie rock, synthpop, funk
Label Team Swam Records
Producer Lance Abair, Luke Smith
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Glistening Pleasure is the debut album by Seattle-based rock band Natalie Portman's Shaved Head (now Brite Futures), released in the United States through Team Swam Records on July 15, 2008. [2] The album was reissued, and remastered, in 2010 under the title Glistening Pleasure 2.0 under the name Brite Futures.

Seattle City in Washington, United States

Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States.

Brite Futures

Brite Futures was an American indie rock/electronica band from Seattle, Washington. The group released its debut album in July 2008 and disbanded in 2012. Their former name is a reference to actress Natalie Portman's physical appearance in the film V for Vendetta.

Glistening Pleasure 2.0 is the second studio album by Seattle indie band Brite Futures, formerly Natalie Portman's Shaved Head. The album is their first release under their new band name. It features remastered versions of most of the songs that were on their first full-length album, Glistening Pleasure, excluding the songs "Mouth Full of Bones," "The Malibu Highlife" and "Beard Lust," all of which were not rereleased.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Me + Yr Daughter" – 4:09
  2. "Slow Motion Tag Team" – 3:15
  3. "Iceage Babeland" – 4:42
  4. "Mouth Full of Bones" – 3:52
  5. "Holding Hands in the Shower" – 3:15
  6. "L.A. Noir" – 3:48
  7. "Staying Cool" – 3:39
  8. "Bedroom Costume" – 3:06
  9. "Hush Hush" – 3:18
  10. "Beard Lust" – 3:24
  11. "Sophisticated Side Ponytail" – 1:31
  12. "The Malibu Highlife" – 3:23
  13. "Confections" – 4:38

Personnel

Synthesizer electronic instrument capable of producing a wide range of sounds

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Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Glistening Pleasure". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-06-02.
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